How affected are you by criticism? As an artist, I used to be affected a lot! Someone would tell me that my photos were rubbish! I didn’t do a good job; I felt completely down. Criticism has a lot to do with self-esteem and how you will let it affect, here are some mechanisms to help you cope with criticism.

I wish someone would have told me "embrace who you're" when I was in my twenties it would have saved me a lot of time worrying, thinking "I would like to be this girl, more of that, not enough of this, not happy with my lot", always moaning and comparing myself instead of appreciating what was in front of my mirror.

2019 is here! Don’t tell me already?? I know I’ve got the same feeling, as we can’t change anything about it. Let’s stop moaning and get on with it! Make yourself a promise in 2019 to be more YOU!

What does it mean?

Have an honest look at yourself and write down the areas where you are not showing up for yourself. i.e. it could be your relationship, your career, self-care, health, finances. It might be everything but choose one to start with. The idea is to look closer at what isn’t working for you and where you think you are letting yourself down.

Have you suffered from beauty envy? I have lots of time, when I was a teen I starved myself trying to look like a waif, flat chested with clothes around my body, needless to say that I hardly managed subsiding on an apple for lunch and cigarettes. I was hungry!

When you understand that happiness and confidence will do more to make you look beautiful you will feel amazing!

You’ve been struggling with self-esteem like, and it’s not like you haven’t been working at it, doing daily affirmations, building your confidence, getting noticed at work. From the outside, you look like the super confident woman out there. From the inside, it’s another story.

How long have you been hiding, navigating between ups and downs? Feeling super powerful when someone said you look lovely, just got a huge bonus or have been offered a fantastic opportunity at work? You felt amazing, invulnerable, powerful right? How did you feel when the fairy tale ended and you where left with the pumpkin on your door step instead?

Confidence is like a magic trick, it feels like a open sesame and all the doors will open. It will not only open doors but you will become a magnet for other people as they will want what you have, that wonderful feeling that glows all around you!